1 John 5:1

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

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Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

In Context

2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

John 6:69We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

John 15:23He who hates me, hates my Father also.

James 1:18Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:1

In this chapter the apostle asserts, I. The dignity of believers, ver. 1 . II. Their obligation to love, and the trial of it, ver. 1-3 . III. Their victory, ver. 4, 5 . IV. The credibility and confirmation of their faith, ver. 6-10 . V. The advantage of their faith in eternal life, ver. 11-13 . VI. The audience of their prayers, unless for those who have sinned unto death, ver. 14-17 . VII. The preservation from sin and Satan, ver. 18 . VIII. Their happy distinction from the world, ver. 19 . IX. Their true… Read the whole commentary →

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